Cordlife allowed to resume services at lower intake, reduces prices
SINGAPORE — Cordlife resumed its cord blood banking services on Sept 15 after a hiatus of 9½ months,...
Salma Khalik
18/09/2024
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'Nearly 750 calls a day' in December: Ambulances face delay as emergency departments struggle under high patient load
SINGAPORE - On Jan 29 around 11pm, ambulances occupied all four of Changi General Hospital's (CGH) a...
Salma Khalik
25/02/2024
'I leave them something that money cannot replace': Hospice patients pass on memories through legacy videos
SINGAPORE - Before she died of lung cancer in December 2023, former nurse Rosalind Seet, 88, had sev...
Joyce Teo
14/01/2024
Malaysian woman suffers brain aneurysm in Singapore, family appeals for help with $100k hospital bill
It was her first day under a new employer, but she never made it to work. Celestine Chek, a Malaysia...
Khoo Yi-Hang
03/10/2023
Tired of long wait, SKH patient buys Panadol via Foodpanda; hospital says it prioritises emergency cases
SINGAPORE — Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) says it prioritises patients in emergency cases over the...
Elaine Lee
20/09/2023
MOH proposes matching mental healthcare to severity of patient's needs
SINGAPORE - People with more severe mental health needs could soon be matched with more care, as par...
Osmond Chia
11/05/2023
Fulfilling ICU patients' last wishes to die at home: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital first to offer initiative
SINGAPORE – Mr Hong Kaw was never comfortable whenever he was in hospital and would hanker to go hom...
Judith Tan
01/05/2023
Abusive patients may be banned or kicked out of hospital amid growing number of harassment cases
SINGAPORE - Patients who abuse healthcare workers may soon find themselves banned or kicked out of h...
Judith Tan
17/03/2023
'He was consuming his bodily fluids': SCDF paramedics share their most memorable experiences on the job
For Singapore Civil Defence Forces (SCDF) paramedics, a day on the job can include dealing with medi...
Claudia Tan
03/11/2022